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Album cover of The War of The Worlds
Soundtracks

The War of The Worlds

Various

  • 1978
  • 14 tracks
  • 99 min
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Tracks

Side A 2 tracks · 20:43

  1. 11978Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 38 of 1978, 18 weeks in the chartThe Eve of the War (feat. Richard Burton & Justin Hayward)
    Jeff Wayne, Richard Burton, Justin Hayward
    9:07
  2. 21978Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
    Jeff Wayne, Richard Burton
    11:36E major

Side B 3 tracks · 24:25

  1. 11978The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
    Jeff Wayne
    10:36
  2. 21978Forever Autumn
    Jeff Wayne, Richard Burton, Justin Hayward
    7:42D minor
  3. 31978Thunder Child
    Jeff Wayne, Richard Burton, Chris Thompson
    6:07D minor

Side C 4 tracks · 24:23

  1. 11978The Red Weed (Part 1)
    Jeff Wayne, Richard Burton
    5:53
  2. 21978The Spirit of Man
    Jeff Wayne, Richard Burton, Phil Lynott, Julie Covington
    11:38
  3. 31978The Red Weed (Part 2)
    Jeff Wayne, Richard Burton
    5:25
  4. 41978The Artilleryman Returns
    Jeff Wayne
    1:27C minor

Side D 5 tracks · 28:59

  1. 11978Brave New World
    Jeff Wayne, Richard Burton, David Essex
    12:15G♯ major
  2. 21978Dead London
    Jeff Wayne, Richard Burton
    8:35D minor
  3. 32012Dead London (Part 2) (feat. Liam Neeson & Gary Barlow)
    Jeff Wayne, Liam Neeson, Gary Barlow
    3:48
  4. 41978Epilogue, Pt. 1
    Jeff Wayne, Richard Burton
    2:31
  5. 51978Epilogue, Pt. 2 (NASA)
    Jeff Wayne
    1:50

Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl

Sound of The War of The Worlds

The War of The Worlds sounds more electric, more energetic and darker than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 120 bpm.

Quietest track: The Red Weed (Part 1) · most energetic: Thunder Child

  • Tempo120 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy69% · 38%
  • Mood43% · 63%
  • Acoustic29% · 85%
  • Danceable46% · 47%

Across 14 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Frequently asked questions

When was The War of The Worlds released?

The War of The Worlds came out in 1978.

How many tracks are on The War of The Worlds?

The War of The Worlds has 14 tracks, 99 minutes in total, spread over four vinyl sides.

Which tracks from The War of The Worlds made the Dutch Top 40?

One track from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: The Eve of the War. It got to number 3 in week 38 of 1978.

Which category is The War of The Worlds in?

The War of The Worlds is filed under soundtracks. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums in that category.

What do the percentages for the sound of The War of The Worlds mean?

They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.

How do you play The War of The Worlds?

With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.

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